Samuel Jackson Gossip

Prince Harry and Prince William (am I allowed to put Harry before his brother?) played in the Audi Polo Challenge yesterday in Ascot wearing the sh-t out of their white pants. Look at that string around his neck while he’s checking his phone. God, he’s such a 2006 frat bro sometimes, it kills me. Full Story

There’s a scene in Kingsman: The Secret Service (why the subtitle? It’s dumb) in which Colin Firth, as dapper gentleman spy Harry and Samuel L. Jackson as megalomaniac Valentine, talk about their love of old spy movies, bemoaning that modern spy thrillers have “grown too serious”. Full Story

The redband trailer for the upcoming Kingsman: The Secret Service has been released. Colin Firth plays a Bond type. He recruits and trains a new member of the Secret Service – a punk kid who looks like he could have been in Skins. It’s a comedy.
And … I’m into it. SO into it. Full Story

Did you see Victoria Beckham at Wimbledon yesterday? She and David were seated next to Samuel L Jackson. And everyone was saying it was an “awkward meeting”. It wasn’t an awkward meeting. She was awkward. He was looking at her like, why the f-ck is this woman so awkward?
Here’s a clip:
It’s like she can’t decide – should I smile? I shouldn’t smile. Full Story

Scarlett Johansson was with the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in China yesterday. That’s a pretty prominent v-neck on Chris Evans, non? Here’s how I see the v-neck: it can’t go with big arms. You have to choose one. Go with a v-neck if your arms aren’t stretching to hulk the sh-t out of your shirt. Full Story

Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster (now presented by Martin Scorsese) screened in New York last night. The director and his stars, Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung, were there with Susan Sarandon and Samuel L Jackson. As you know, like a proper Hong Kong girl, I LOVE Tony Leung. And he looks so great in this black suit. Full Story

The Academy sent out a press release this morning announcing that the cast of The Avengers—RDJ, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson—will be presenting at the Oscars. There are a couple noticeable absences, though. Scarlett Johansson, who’s currently on Broadway so it’s conceivable she couldn’t take the time off, but where in the world is Chris Hemsworth? He has his own franchise and Thor 2 is opening later this year. Full Story

When Mimi was pregnant with twins, it was bleak. It was also bleak when she couldn’t find any butterfly snowflake false eyelashes. Mimi’s favourite word to describe any emotion less than ecstasy is “bleak”. Generally Mimi tries to avoid the bleak, and her life is structured so that she generally doesn’t have to encounter it, unless it’s beyond her control, like dembabies who tortured her so in utero. Full Story

The male Avengers all showed for The Avengers premiere last night. I’ll need some nerd help on the following: is Nick Fury considered an Avenger? I was picking all the pictures and excluded Tom Hiddleston because he doesn’t qualify as Loki’s a bad guy but how about Sam Jackson? (Easy you horny Hiddleston fans. Full Story

Again with the same colour. And designer this time too. Just as it was on Friday at the grey dress-off, Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson turned up at the Iron Man 2 premiere in Los Angeles last night both dressed in white and Armani. G was the winner then, G is the winner now. And for all the nonsense they were selling about Gwyneth being cut out of the movie, and the poster, and the franchise, Photo Assumption the body language so far on this short press tour and it’s hard to argue that my G looks like the permanent player while Scarjo seems like the part-time guest. Full Story

Scarlett Johansson with Eva Mendes and Samuel L Jackson in Berlin promoting The Spirit. Like… where’s the bombshell sexpot? Scarjo is married now. So the girls get tucked in. Instead, she’s going for wholesome even though she plays a femme fatale in the film due out Christmas Day. Full Story

He’ll probably take credit for this too. Samuel L Jackson was honoured last night at the 23rd Annual American Cinematheque Awards in Beverly Hills. Pipsqueak Justin Timberlake was in attendance, smirk firmly in place, having probably convinced himself that Sam was only being recognised because they worked together on Black Snake Moan. Full Story

His latest film Awake opened to dismal reviews and disastrous box office numbers. Another professional embarrassment is going straight to DVD – which would actually be GOOD news. Because what was once titled The Decameron, a film Hayden Christensen shot with Mischa Barton two years ago, has now become Angels & Saints or maybe Virgin Territory and even Guilty Pleasures… and if you’re cringing now of course you know what the studio must have been thinking: What a colossal waste of money. Full Story

I say this too often but still… Hilary Swank has two Oscars but Julianne Moore has none. What. The. Fack??? Check out Julianne newly blonde, hopefully for a movie. Hate it. Washes her out, especially when she is such an amazingly beautiful redhead. J has a beautiful smile, non? Love these shots of her giggling with the incomparable Sam Jackson at the 75th anniversary of Save the Children last night. Full Story